The last person to stand still and repeat himself was Walt Disney. He refused to repeat himself. So to think that he'd be making the same kind of film in the year 2001 that he made in 1941 is absurd.

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While it was occasionally done here or there, nobody else had a figurehead like Walt...

While it was occasionally done here or there, nobody else had a figurehead like Walt...

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that...

If I were less than honest as a critic, I think people would spot that...

A Christmas Carol is such a fool-proof story you can't louse it up.

A Christmas Carol is such a fool-proof story you can't louse it up.

Polar Express is not an attempt to do animation. It is a technology-based film.

Polar Express is not an attempt to do animation. It is a technology-based film.

I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with...

I had the great good fortune to interview Peggy Lee. Her memories of working with...

Quality survives.

Quality survives.

I'm a lifelong Disney nut.

I'm a lifelong Disney nut.

Beauty and the Beast became the first animated feature ever nominated for best picture.

Beauty and the Beast became the first animated feature ever nominated for best picture.

Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They...

Everyone is looking for the sure thing. They are looking to hedge their bet. They...

NBC anchor Brian Williams is a standup comic in disguise.

NBC anchor Brian Williams is a standup comic in disguise.

Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just...

Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just...

Audiences deserve better.

Audiences deserve better.

Los Angeles has the greatest concentration of surviving movie palaces in the United States, yet...

Los Angeles has the greatest concentration of surviving movie palaces in the United States, yet...

Timing in life is everything.

Timing in life is everything.

Hollywood executives believe that money is both the be-all and end-all to the moviemaking process.

Hollywood executives believe that money is both the be-all and end-all to the moviemaking process.

Shakespeare wrote great plays that we're still watching all these years later. Charlie Chaplin made...

Shakespeare wrote great plays that we're still watching all these years later. Charlie Chaplin made...

I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more...

I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more...

I teach at USC. I have a big class of 360 kids, only about a...

I teach at USC. I have a big class of 360 kids, only about a...

Movie theaters still exist in spite of all of the alternatives that are available, video...

Movie theaters still exist in spite of all of the alternatives that are available, video...

Television is what made It's a Wonderful Life the classic it is today.

Television is what made It's a Wonderful Life the classic it is today.